Review originally posted by Mandi on 7/7/2016. Into the Blue by Chanel Cleeton (Wild Aces #2)Released: July 5, 2016Contemporary RomanceBerkley This second chance romance is so sweet and sexy, I think I smiled through the whole book. Eric and Becca were sweethearts growing up, and both fell deeply in love. But Eric felt the pull of the Air Force and left Becca behind to pursue his dreams. It wasn’t that he wanted out of the relationship, it was that he wanted to experience Continue Reading
Retro Review: My Roommate’s Girl by Julianna Keyes
Review originally posted by Kini on 6/13/2017. My Roommate’s GirlPublication Date: June 12, 2017Contemporary/New Adult RomanceSelf Published The day a judge gave me the choice between going to prison or going to college was the day I vowed to stop stealing. Never again would I see something beautiful and beyond my means and take it, just because I wanted it. Just because I could. When I moved in with Jerry, it was with good intentions. I needed a place to live while I got my Continue Reading
Retro Review: The Highlander’s Promise by Lynsay Sands
Review originally posted by Sheena on 6/27/2018. The Highlander’s Promise by Lynsay SandsHighlanders, #5Historical RomanceJune 26, 2018Avon There are some things that you just know. The sky is blue. 1 +1 = 2. If you use baking soda instead of baking powder in a recipe, you’ve fudged up BIG time, and if you write a bearded, scarred, reclusive Highlander with a heart of gold surrounded by glacier ice ad growlyness, if you dare build such a hero, Sheena will come. Sheena will come Continue Reading
Retro Review: An Unnatural Vice by K.J. Charles
Review originally posted by Mandi on 6/13/2017. An Unnatural Vice by K.J. Charles (Sins of the Cities #2)Released: June 6, 2017Historical M/M RomanceLoveswept Favorite Quote: “You – are the worst man – I have ever met.” Lazarus’s teeth scraped his shoulder. “And yet here you are, under me….” Guys, there is hot hate sex in this book. Do I need to say more? The Seer of London, Justin Lazarus, makes a living calling spirits from beyond the veil, gladly taking Continue Reading
Retro Review: North to You by Tif Marcelo
Review originally posted on June 6, 2017 by Mandi. North to You by Tif MarceloContemporary RomanceReleased: June 6, 2017Pocket Star Favorite Quote: “I don’t think I can be a gentleman for much longer.” I suck in a breath as her hands come forward to the buckle of my belt. “I don’t think I asked you to be one.” She jerks me closer. Debut author? Check. A heroine who owns a food truck? Check. A hero who is a super good guy and gets a second chance at wooing his Continue Reading
Retro Review: Showmance by L.H. Cosway
Review originally posted May 23, 2016 by Tori. Showmance by L.H. CoswayRomance ContemporaryMay 16, 2016Self Published Favorite Quote: “The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is to just love and be loved in return.” Fans are sure to notice the deviation in plot and characterization that Cosway takes in her latest endeavor. Showmance is a sweet, sexy, mildly angst driven romance that perfectly showcases the allure of opposite attraction by slowing building a Continue Reading
Retro Review: The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
Review originally posted on 5/9/2019 by Angela. The Bride Test by Helen HoangThe Kiss Quotient #2Contemporary RomanceMay 7, 2019 by Berkley Khai Diep has no feelings. Well, he feels irritation when people move his things or contentment when ledgers balance down to the penny, but not big, important emotions—like grief. And love. He thinks he’s defective. His family knows better—that his autism means he just processes emotions differently. When he steadfastly avoids relationships, Continue Reading
Retro Review: Must Love Fangs by Jessica Sims
Review originally posted as a What-To-Read-Wednesday at Fiction Vixen in August of 2013 by Angela. (For those of you who don't know- Jessica Sims is also Jessica Clare who is also Jill Myles. Just in case you love this author's voice and might have missed a few releases over the years.) Must Love Fangs by Jessica SimsMidnight Liaisons #3Paranormal RomanceOriginally Published: August 27, 2013 by Pocket Books Must Love Fangs is the third book in the Midnight Liaisons series by Continue Reading
Retro Review: Good Dukes Wear Black by Manda Collins
Review originally posted 4/25/2016 by Sheena Good Dukes Wear Black by Manda CollinsSeries: Lords of AnarcyHistorical RomanceReleased: April 5, 2016St. Martin’s Paperbacks Reviewed by Sheena A writer for the Ladies Gazette, Miss Ophelia Dauntry’s passion is her pen. So when she sees a fellow writer kidnapped before her eyes—and the trail of evidence leads to the Lords of Anarchy—Ophelia vows to find her friend and take down the notorious London driving club in her column. But before Continue Reading
Retro Review: The Viking Queen’s Men by Holley Trent
Review originally posted April 16, 2018 by Mandi at Smexy. The Viking Queen’s Men by Holley Trent (Afótama Legacy #1)Released: October 2014Paranormal M/F/MSelf Published Is there anything better than a book recommendation via Twitter? I love it when people are enthusiastic about a book. Thanks to Lillie, I saw her telling everyone to read this, and I hopped on that train. I didn’t even read the blurb – so imagine my surprise when this turned out to be a male/female/male Continue Reading